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When did the Transfiguration take place?
Matthew and Mark: Six days after the discourse in which he announced his second coming ([Matt. xvii, 1]; [Mark ix, 2]).
Luke: “About an eight days after these sayings” ([ix, 28]).
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Was the countenance of Jesus changed?
Matthew and Luke: It was. “And his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light” ([Matt. xvii, 2]). “The fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistening” ([Luke ix, 29]).
Mark: The appearance of his raiment only was changed. “And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow” ([ix, 3]).